Drawer-stabilizer



W. F. STREICHI DRAWER STABILIZER. APPLICATION FILED DEC.26, I919.

Patented Sept. 14,1920.

' To all whom it may Specification of Letters Patent.

concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. STRnIoH, a citizen of'the United States.of America, and a resident of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and Stateof Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Drawer-Stabilizers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is a means for guiding a drawer accurately inplace, for preventing rattling between the-drawer and the sides of thecabinet or casing, and for preventing lateral movement between thedrawer and drawer has been closed. 7 I

These and other objects are attained by the means described in thespecification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in whichFigure 1, is a perspective view of a drawer stabilizer embodying myinvention, the'parts being shown in an extended position.

Fig. 2, is a perspective view uponan enlarged scale of my drawerstabilizer, showing the parts in their closed position.

Fig. 3, is a front elevation of a modified form of my drawer stabilizer.

Fig. 4:, is'a perspective view "of another modification.

The'drawer stabilizer embodying my invention may be used in connectionwith the ordlnary drawer guide A, and comprlses a channel strlp B and aguide rail D. Ordinarily the channel strip B issecured to the side wallE of a cabinet and the guide rail D is secured to the side walls of adrawer G.

However, this may be reversed and the guide rail D may be secured to thewall of the side walls E ofthe cabinet. At their'inner ends'walls b, bhave inwardly projecting beads 6 6 which increase in size from the frontto the rear of the'cabinet, so that'between the inner edges of the beadsthere is formed an inwardly converging way. The

inner ends of the beads b b terminatein inclined walls b b Walls 7), bTare of I the walls of the casing, after the walls at" graduallydiminishing widthfromthe front 7 V VI cut portions d (V to the rear ofthe cabinet. Guiderail D has under which form the seats-for the beadsIf, 115$ ma a S ept. 14.

These under cut portions are V shaped in cross section, the walls of theV gradually increasing in width fromthe front to -;the rear of the guiderail, as shown in Fig.- 2.

The V shaped or undercut portions of the rail, terminate in inwardlyprojecting in-- clined SlClBS 6Z2, (Z which decrease in width from thefront to the rear of the rail so that the walls 5 b with the inner wallsof the V shaped portions cl, d, form an under cut head upon therail,.which tapers from the front to the rear. The rail has'at itsinnerends vertical flanges d d which are screwed tothe walls G of thedrawer.) In

the modification shown in Fig.w 4, the. webs i 7 d d are formed inalinement with the inner walls of the Vshaped portions'al, d. a In usethe taperedhead of therail engages the tapered groove formed by the in-;wardly projecting beads of the channel, a which likewise tapers from thefront to the rear, and therefore gradually guide the drawer to anaccurate position as it is closed. When the draweris closed 'the beadsupon the channel strip become firmly locked'inthe under cut portions ofthe guide rail and 7 therefore oppose any lateral movement between thedrawer and the sides ofthe cabinet, Because of the under out portions ofthe rail and the beads on the channel strip being tapered gradually fromthe front to the rear, the tapered portion and the beads will contactonly when the drawer is inga" closed position. cabinet and the channelstrip B be-secured W hile I have their casings. 7

What I claimis e '1. In a drawer stabilizerthe combination with acabinet wall and a drawer, of a chanhaving formed in it alongitudinaldove- 1 nel strip mounted uponthe cabinet wall and V 1'00 tailed groove,and a guide railmounted on" Y the drawer and having formed upon it ahead with under-cut sidesand adapted to Y fit the dove-tailed groove ofthe channel strip inthe closed position only of the drawer. I

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2. In a drawer t'abilizr the combination with a cabinetwal'l and adrawer, of a channel strip mounted upon the cabinet wall and havingformed in it longitudinal-dovetailed groove tapering towardthe rear, anda rail mounted on the drawer and havingg; formed upon it a head withunder-cut sides tapering toward the rear and adapted to fit thedove-tailed groove of the channel strip when in a closed position and tosecure the drawer 10 5 WILLIAM F. STREICH.

